A new location-based social network named Rally Up is now available for iPhone, (yes, it checks-in like Foursquare) targeting folks who are predominantly interested in communicating and maintaining privacy. Rally Up shares your location with a select group of friends thanks to check-ins of not only where you currently are, but also where you’re headed,…
Developer interest strong for Android, iPad
Developers are getting very excited about creating for Android app but they’re taking a wait-and-see approach with the looming iPad, according to a survey from Appcelerator. The company surveyed 1,000 developers and found iPad interest is still pretty high but it’s not as frenzied as it was prior to the device’s proper introduction. The report…
Match.com Android App Now Available
Match.com has released a dating application for Android, allowing the many, many single phone geeks out there to see their matches, browse favourites, send winks, send and recieve messages, and upload profile pictures right from the device’s camera. Online dating, despite being around for years now, is still considered something of a crap-shoot, let alone…
Blind Get Objects, Text Read Aloud Through LookTel on Windows Mobile
LookTel has cooked up some fine text and object recognition software designed specifically for the blind. By using a smartphone’s camera, LookTel can analyze a full magazine article and read it out loud, read out which boxes are in a blind person’s pantry, or even which stores they’re facing when out on the street. Navigating…
Encyclopedia Britannica gets an iPhone app
Paragon Software, the company which we usually know for its mobile dictionaries, has teamed up with Encyclopedia Britannica for a dedicated iPhone application. I’m not sure, but I believe that yet again they’ve used their famous SlovoEd engine for the application, allowing such functions as quick (wildcard) searches, history look-ups, auto-complete, favorites and so on.…
Springpad wants to make sense of your notes; Can it take on Evernote?
There’s a new note taking tool out there and an accompanying iPhone app – Springpad. Like Evernote (my personal favorite), it allows users to save and access things they want to remember. However, it also adds something new to the table – it can read a portion of your content and put it in context.…
iPad as sheet music reader (aka the most expensive sheet music ever)
The Apple iPad is being pushed to consumers as an eBook reader to rule them all (despite having a backlit LCD that’s harsh on the eyes). But, not all eBooks need be actual books – the iPad might actually be the coolest, and most expensive, sheet music reader to ever compliment a piano’s black and…
eBay Announces iPhone Apps for Selling and Classifieds
eBay has announced two new iPhone applications today to keep the the original app company – one built for sellers looking to keep tabs on their auctions, and another for what was once Kijiji, and is now rebranded as eBay Classifieds. eBay Selling handles quite a bit, including creating auctions on your iPhone, complete with pictures,…
MapQuest 4 for iPhone now offers free voice-guided GPS navigation!
Google Maps Navigation already offers it, as does Nokia’s Ovi Maps, and now MapQuest is getting into the free turn-by-turn, voice-guided GPS navigation game. MapQuest has announced that its MapQuest 4 for iPhone app has been updated to give users voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation service for absolutely free! The app will track your iPhone via GPS…
Linkin Park’s 8-Bit Rebellion Coming Soon to the iPhone App Store
Fans of Linkin Park take notice as you’ll soon be able to fight alongside your favorite band in their upcoming iPhone adventure game, Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion. The game is a collaborative effort between Linkin Park & game developer Artificial Life and it puts the player in an 8-Bit Linkin Park imagined world. Players are…